Anglo-Saxon History
Marlon Otero, Fredy Segura, Keona Love,
Hannah Biddy
How did this era begin?
It begin with the AngloSaxons coming to Britain
and started converting
everybody to Christians
from Saint Augustine
and not everybody was
okay with that. Which
caused empires from
there to take action with
a war.
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
They were known as
mercenaries, the AngloSaxons first came to
England in the 4th
century A.D. when they
began invading the east
coast. The most
important of the AngloSaxon Germanic tribes
were the Angeles, the
Saxons and Jutes.
Where did they settle?
The Anglo-Saxons
settled in Saint
Augustine, Britain
in 597.
When did this take place?
1. The Roman armies withdrew from Britain
early in the fifth century because they were
needed back home to defend the crumbling
centre of the Empire. Britain was considered a
far-flung outpost of little value. At this time,
the Jutes and the Frisians from Denmark were
also settling in the British Isles, but the AngloSaxon settlers were effectively their own
masters in a new land and they did little to
keep the legacy of the Romans alive. They
replaced the Roman stone buildings with their
own wooden ones, and spoke their own
language, which gave rise to the English
spoken today. The Anglo-Saxons also brought
their own religious beliefs, but the arrival of
Saint Augustine in 597 converted most of the
country to Christianity. 2. The Anglo-Saxon period lasted from
410-1066 after the fall of the Roman Empire
Role of men and women
Men were the main role of the Anglo-Saxon
society. They were looked at as the leaders
of there society. They represented strength
and wisdom of their household. Their main
role was to provide for their family. Unlike
men women were seen as the "peace
weavers", motivators, and memory keepers.
These roles don't seem like much, but they
were an important part of the Anglo-Saxon
culture. One of the roles of the women were
peace weavers, they married off to make
peace between warring tribes. Even though
women played their role as the "peace
weaver" war still broke out. Women were
also motivators that would inspire men in
the mead hall. They would praise the men
in there doings at war. It encouraged the
men in the battle field.
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